Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor, lawyer, and author. On February 1, 2021, the Burmese military, the Tatmadaw, staged a coup and ...

Background Since gaining independence from British rule in 1948, Myanmar has grappled with effective governance in its multiethnic society. After a coup in 1962, the Tatmadaw, Myanmar's military ...

The military marked the Independence Day anniversary with a flag-raising ceremony in the capital, Naypyitaw. Myanmar gained independence ... The army, known as the Tatmadaw, removed the ...

Myanmar's armed forces (Tatmadaw) have reacted rapidly and in strength to an advance by ethnic insurgent forces into the Ayeyarwady delta region of the national heartland, which threatens the city ...